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Household of William Wilson (born 1835, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Wilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1835 in Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wilson, born in 1841 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1863 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and May (born 1875 in Berwickshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Wife
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter
Female

May

Wilson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Berwickshire, Scotland

May

Wilson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Berwickshire, Scotland

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